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How To Take in a Dress with Piping

By: Linda February 14, 2011March 24, 2021

Alterations, Bridalbinding, Bridal, cording, homecoming, how to alter clothing that has piping, how to make pillows with piping, how to make upholstery with piping, prom, strapless, wedding dress4 Comments

This formal dress has piping that goes all along the very top edge. (Piping is cord that has been covered with fabric to make a nice decorative feature on a garment.) This dress has to be taken in at the bust area, which means I need to alter the piping when I take in the…

French Bustles…Making Them Even Easier Than Before!

By: Linda November 12, 2009February 12, 2021

Alterations, Bridalalteration, Bridal, bridal gown, French bustle, French bustles, How to add bustles to your wedding gown, How to add French bustles to your wedding dress, How to keep the train off the floor diy, how to raise the dress for dancing, how to take the train off your dress, under bustle, wedding dress38 Comments

A big thanks to Christy, at Alterations By Christy, for telling me about an even easier way to put French bustles in your gown! Many of you have seen the post I wrote on How To Put Bustles on Your Wedding Gown. Christy saw it too and wrote to tell me about a step in the…

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